Build Your Own Forest!
Create your own forest using Legos and see how the temperature changes under your trees in different weather conditions. Can you make your forest cooler or warmer? What has the biggest impact: wind, sunlight, or rain? The temperature inside a forest is crucial for the animals and plants that live there, but climate models usually only predict the temperature above the trees, not underneath them. To improve predictions about climate change, we need to better understand this often overlooked area between the ground and the treetops.
Presented by:
- Kyla Dahlin, Associate Professor, Geography, MSU
Suggested for ages: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Scientific Disciplines:
- Plant and Animal Sciences
- Energy and Environment
Times and Locations
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4/5/2025 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2202
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4/6/2025 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2202